Wed 30-April-2025

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IOF troops close all entrances to Al-Khalil village for second day

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have closed all entrances to the Beit Ummar village to the north of Al-Khalil on Saturday for the second day running.

Hamas briefs factions on the exchange deal

Hamas briefed Palestinian factions human rights organisations and university lecturers on the negotiations to reach the prisoner exchange deal since the capture of Gilad Shalit..

Haneyya: Our joy will not be complete until all captives are released

The Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza Ismail Haneyya said that feelings of joy over the release of captives will not be complete until all captives are released from Israeli occupation jails.

Radwan: Deported captives will return Gaza at a later date

Hamas senior official Ismail Radwan said on Friday that Palestinian captives who will be deported upon their release from Israeli occupation jails will be able to return to Gaza at a later stage.

PCHR: Closure of Gaza Must Be Lifted as Shalit’s Pretext Diminished

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) in Gaza welcomed the prisoner swap deal between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF..

Prisoner exchange to take place on Tuesday

An Israeli official from the office of Benyamin Netanyahu said on Friday that 450 Palestinian captives will be released next Tuesday and Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will be released at the same time.

Captors of Shalit have been warned of increased drone activity

Israeli occupation drone activity have noticeably increased over the Gaza Strip since Thursday evening prompting concern that Israelis might have other intentions.

Families of political prisoners hold a protest in al-Khalil

Families of political prisoners in PA jails and captives in occupation jails were joined by university students on Thursday to protest in support of the prisoners calling for their immediate release.

Human rights centre: health of hunger strikers deteriorating

The centre for prisoners’ studies called on Imams to give support to the Palestinian captives in occupation jails who have been on hunger strike for the 18th day running during Friday sermon.

Pro-Palestinian activists in Manchester hold sit-in to support captives

The Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) is holding a sit in on Friday outside the BBC offices in the city of Manchester to support Palestinian hunger-strikers in Israeli occupation jails.